Improvement harvesters



i I i UMTEI STATES;

To concern: l n .eitknown that we, T MEsrBIRv-H and i sinner teneis JAMES., BfmcHIA-ND tAnnreelrr- CROSBY, 'I o1;1 Wiisr'nmnni A NEW vom, 'AND THOMAS Buien, or MEADvlLLE, PENNSYLvente.l,V

ADDISON CROSBY, f `Westfield, county lof Chautauqua, 'State of ,Newk York,1and 'Energies -Brncm of Meadvillqj connty o f Crawford,

fteteof' Pennsylvenia, have invented ycertain fnew and useful Improvementsfin Herv estingl Mechnesgcf whichthcffollowing. sitfnlhcleair,

eind efxac't 4\deiicriptcn;'reference being hed to the accompanying' drawing, makin gn partei een speincation, inlwhichf i ,t f Eiigure Lis alpers'pective *view ol-xke`betjvnerztfV ing ,mchine'embraeing l our" improvements. i 'Figa 2-`is plan or te-p View;Y Fig 3,24'. freut ele4 gretiomand 1iig..'4` @longitudinal vertical sec-v Cgiepci' lthesaine,Iiigiiis afhottom view of eemsmfm'me-a. Oublingfmm o mi 8,' 9, and 10 .represent par, of the machin etnclied, and hereinafter described. I f u .Y

v eference Vdenote -corref 'SDmldingpatl in "eflgures,-

fs 101i? intentie etesthe ctmsirueten of the?, mein freine Vsind of 1i-.hefgear-caning;` the arreeemnt'rtlthgg'and 'of the-euere shipping devices;theconstrnctibn nndfinaii ner `i- :supportu g jth e;glrve1isgseatggto ineens, for givingj'fthede'sired adjustments, fr the tongue; 'tothe .construction 'fffthefibrlred hinged swirling, ,or sirenflierf frame-1 andthe lmanhereof.ce,nfn'ecting the salme with thejfreine i alliijhcei, alsmftc the..construction,l @inviti-Angr-` rangement of. athef liitingjdeviees, nd t the ineansrgfor, adjusting 'the 4fingileef the` trfieliw To, enable. cth rs-Ltonndertandandnse-nur iiriiprovements,wewill proceed todescrbet'he seme in detail withreferenceitathe drawing.'

f Al; represent the .mein

.driving i and, carryin in i fiiili-Cilf .orrighthelnd fivfheel, -G "repreents 'e' skjletou-trnss main" freine?. "(Sh'own. detached The.etnstmctiongforftnisitemete as fellows;

l fisica-faatje@ fimmg paffofLenm Patent No. 104,695, dated Junge, i870.-

'l i `l The :upper face yorf the freine, threfujg?liouffjgitsV entire extent, with, the exception ot the tutiiiier'f boxes c c, which rise one-half' their diameter' ehove thcframe, yisi-formed all in `the seine,

or `about `-the same', plene, and the lower `time offz-the sides. and forwerdend of thea-frame hasan angle-ironjframe, the' uprightfrib of `whiclif= extends from. the inneredg'e of the 'upper or horizontal portion at an vehtuse angle, *and atthe extreme forward end of, the sides this angle-iron extends and hieets the 'r'zorregv .spending angle-ironv from .the opposite side,

forming a. V-shapedbracket. Y A-Theee two sides or angle-irons forming thebracket are ecnnected .by a vweb, which is pleeed centrally of their width, a'dformfs, in connection theregitii, e' double n'ngleor -T-sheped ironfroiit, At a short distance in rear ci' thisenglelron or bracket O1. 'islcceted an angle-iron rih,in

the form of an inverted arch, (shown a't 02,) 'and'l in rear of this is one or more inverted arches" or curved ribs, C, connecting the sides of the trame, and from therear 'end-of the freiheit cnrved brace extends down werd and forward, connecting l,with 'the rear' transversey .rib C,

endif desired', extending fromsaid'rib forward Ato thrrib` 02, "as" shown at c1- c, thereby forin- -ingn light but strong'truss-fraine; j 1

`. The sides off the "franieare provided with fsleeves ce, tojreeei've' the. axle'a.nd thefreer lon gitndinal- -rib c1., is *provided with" a,v socket,

VThe en gie-bracket Cierprovded on its lovver fnce with-perforated 'lugs or ears c effbe'- l tween which is'. secured the" forward erm 'of 'theconpling-i'renie D bymeens-of'a bolt'pess- 'ing throughs-aid lngeend through n. sleeve en theend of eeidarm'.

i iTheahime-named. erts of the frame C are, by p'reference,.cast in one v.piece therewith, for

erencefformed in three parts cr pieces, but

Smeg", it? desired, be' cast in .e one' piece. 'These A parteci@ @fiamme et D Dl D?, the-former, i),

tion, marked G', extendsin rear being cast in one piece -in angle-iron or ribbed form and forked at, its ends.

The outer end otl piece D, which connects with the shoe, has pins (l d' formed upon its arms, which serve as the pivot upon which the shoe and cuttenbar vibrate or are hinged, and-v -the inner end or arms of plate D is provided;

' e represents a socket formed in the shoe, Vtoy receive the pin or pivot on the forward armfof coupling arm or plate D. t The transverse rib,'at the heel of the shoe, f rises into a standard, E', which forms a lever for raising the outer Yend of the finger-bar when in operation, and also serves asa'stop 'for holding the bar in avertical position by y"resting onthey coupling-arm when thebar is raised `or folded for transportation.

1, (luf the lrout'fa-ceof this standard is formed aUshaped or nearlyl semicircular f socket, the outer arm of which rises slightly above or'is longer' than the inner, for receiv ing the greater strain due to backward thrust ot the finger-bar when in operation.

f `-Infths socket the rear'pivot on the outer the coupling-arm rests, being held 'in y a cap-plate, with a corresponding,-

,seinklelrenlar socket on its lower face,r4 which l'natches over said pivot. Said plate ezis bolted tothe. standard E,and can be readilyremoved 'nig-,replaced for attaching or detaching the out ting apparatus and shoe `from the'couplingframe. 'Y

The outer or divider shoe, Grv lisif'form'edofsheet'metal stamped up v into theform repre sented in the detached view, Fig. f10 th ati say, with the bottom made conve'x andinfrul ner form, and with the inner upright side slo A ted to receive the finger-bar, andto admit the' play of and to afford a cutting-he 'Y outer sickle-section. 1 This, in"

bar, and forms asupport forftheftrackcleare g, which is connected thereto-'as follow areta'per washers, which hav'efbetween, thenrf a straight washer, g2, notched or cutaway-at;- itear portion to receive I and permit 'the rei=Y vquired vibration of vthetrack-clearer. "These several washers, together vii'iththeclearer, it-

4selt`,are `fastened to the arms G 4of shoe (l by a througlirbolt. By loosing.;` this holt and turn-y ingthe taper washer thereon, the track-clearermaybe set at any desired angle of inclination to the track of the machine, to adaptit to the work required of it. I

Ansar orlug, formed -onthe rear end of the shaft outsidelol'"y the collar-1523s also -i'eth'f upriglitlpo otthe iin gert-2.

ingprod for operating the cutters.

By--the above arrangemcutit will be seen upright G', extends between the arms of and through a slot in the traek-',learer, and serves to limit the extent of its throw.

The particular form oi' the slice G may be varied to suit the ideas ot' the manufacturer, The cutting apparatus F, except in the points above referred to, may be of any desired or,i

f usual construction. "lhegearing for operating the cutter is arranged as follows: 0n the rotating shaft or axle B is mounted a loose sleeve, b, une end ot' which abats against a collar, 11, keyed or otherwise fastened to the. axle, and the other end lis provided with a clutch-thee or hub. which is eounterbored to receive a. second collar, b2, also fastened tothe axle, and serving, inconnection with collar bl, to prevent end movement of the sleeve b. l

The sleeve bis feathered, and has an adV justablc bevehwheel, H, mounted upon it,

which is held, latY the desired pointv ot' adjustkmeut by means ofl a setfscrew, or otherisnitabledevieelfor the purpose. Tlief-portionpot ered, and hasmoun'ted upon ita A lidiifgelnte b3, which matches with 'the clutchffhce sleeve b, and, whenengaged therewitlheerves to rotate said sleeve and bevelswheelfwith. h axle 4 1 The face of clutch b is also counterbored to permit it to pass over the'eollar b2... USaid clutch is. grooved to` receivev the. forked o r crescent end of a'shippingslide, I; i' which works in guides formed b v` lugs or earsat-y tached'to the main frame. The slide, atar near its opposite end, is slotted to'jrecci'v'e the lower end of a spring shipping-levend', pivoted in an inclined standard, l12. A spring, i, connected with said lever I1, fs erv es, by its tension, to holdfthe clutch -I always lgged with the clutch on sleeve b whenfnot'lield ont bythe hand ofxtllieoperator, 'or by `va pin, il, Soif-standard 12,@

EJ rijs-a pinion unter-shaft arranged in frame, and at right an- Jandprovided at its for- Y el-pinion'sfh lL', which hrmly united together, l Y, l ileendwiseon the-shaft :beingfheldfat the desired pointv of 'adjust-v .ment byia 'setfscrey Aorequivalent device, to .cause one orfthv l v rgage-With/ l theadjustable bevel driving=wheel lH.x-.:'1` he pinions il@l h"- are i'uade of dilerr'intdi;A

,v-ameters, andthe speed ofV shaft J isvaried toiy suit@ the -work l to befaccomplished, accordin g' her: of' said pinions to ellv as one or-the` other of said pinions is enga-ged,`

with the bevel drivin gf'wheel.'

i 0ny therearend otshaft J .is a spur-wheel,v K, lwhich engages `with n pinion, K1, v on shaft J l, which carries alsoa spur-wheel, K2, which, in turmdriv'es a pinion on the rear endof the crank-shaft J2, which, at its' forwardendgs provided-with the nsualzcrank audeonneet `1ever S when not operator.

thereby dr wing up the slideSl,

thereby operating sheavejRand x t and standard E', when, by ac ontinued backi pleteiy uinier'the of lever S, and serves, ..l yl its tension, to hold the'slid'e S down to the exten-t ,ofits.f thrcw on. heid uplbyftheihandiof `the The ou'ter face of shave R isnotched atl??? i 'to receive the latch or pawl 119i, andjthe'inier face ofthe ring of 'sheave T-is notchedg'at t to receive latchs2 on slideS.

The operationiof these prts ,sfn'v SUPPOSG it is desired to li-ft the/inneren@ only of the cutting apparatus for4 the pnrposefof' passing an obstructionatnch lend, the driver grasps the lever S, and with it. the handle of bell-crank lever S2,'bringing. the two together,- .and causing theonter 'atch .s2 -to engage withshenve-JT, when, by rawing leverS backward, the sheave T only ,is operated', and. through cordon lthe inner end of the linger-bar is raisedtof the de-v sired height, while the outer end continues to rest onthe ground. 5

If, after raising the inner end, as explained, another obstruction at the outer 'end-of the bar should be discovered, the bz ickvvard mo# tion of lever s may be extended until the lug tl on sheaveTvstrikes thepin i onsheave R, lthe-,cord fu ward movementof lev'er S, the daterend may also be raised as reqnir 0n the other hand, ifisn obstructioiisdis. coveredat the outer end'iirst, the driver simf. ply grasps lever S,- leaving the helLcran-k'lever S2 free, with the slide latch s' 'engaged withthe she'ave R, when, jby

drawinglever S backward, the sheave 'R only s is operated,an`d th rough it the cord 'u connecting with standard-.lever El, thereby raisingthe .outer'end onlyvoi the inger-bar,'asdesired.

. if, while in this posities, it. shouldibefonnd;

necessary to reise the. inner endwalsotoif said bar, a `continued backward movement 'of lever; Scanses the p in r1 ou sheavet to engagewith the lng t on sheave T, thereby operatingsad sll1eave,.augl raising the innerfend off-,the har-- i 880.

. Itwll hessen' v lifting devices the cutting apparatus is com-' coutrol-ofj-thedriver, so

-by means The arrangement ofithe lifting-cords .u v is When raised as last above described, a springpawl, w, arranged, by preference, on a rorfzir'fl shaft, wl, engages withfthe' ratchet r on sheave R, anfd serves to hold the cutting apparatus in, vitsrai'sed pstion.' v ;-y

1A feet-lever, wz, attachedmlthe inner end of` shaftzv, extends up ,through the lSlet o in the pivoted foot-rest, and enables the driver torelease the sheaves for lowering the cutting,

apperatusto the ground.

reached by the driver' in h'is'seat, and raisedl to a vertical position, or.. `until th'e'stopstandf. ard Ef. strikes the coupl-ngframe,when, by., :means/dia hook, W, attachedto the tongue or tongue-plataj'the cutting apparatus .can be fastened in'f -such position, when, 'witlrthe f driving mechanisuithrown ,out of-`lgear,- tlie` machine is readyj'fortransportationf .2 i .The freine :et its; inner. ffront comer,- is .-provded,"en' `i' lupper face, with tv vg'i-l transf' verse parallel ribs, between whichfisfplaced an. L-'shaped a miami, X, secure theifraine-by ai' oit passing thre' zontal ,arm and throughv a s lot The upright mfthissnidd sinistres,

and is provided, on its face "ferfsidejadjacent ,A bolt or setscrew, passing-through :the

ted standard 'and tongue-plat 'the tongue at the desired adjustment."-

- with a hook,z on a plate,Z ,"on the main frame.

This hook-connectouj, constitutes a "hing-g. l which permits the vertical adjustment oftthe tongue referred to; and the. vbolis passin'g vthrough the slot fiufthe curing; the .standard-X' mainy frame, and sesaines ithiucoiivenient reachofthedriv'in thedesired lateral .Having now described our .invention,fwliat and -desire to secure by Let we claim as new, -rters Patent, s-f-g LfThe* angle-iron,

ZsTh Socket. 6 and perforated lngs'cx on while the cutting apparafiis 'is rinsed", as last aboveexplained, it can, if -desired,ibe1

witnessed-wif hm The .rearI end f thel tongue-plaiteYjisbr-it into a hOOkgfOl'm, shawn engage-8.,*

thereto',l permitsla lat-"3Y eral; vadjl1stt-nent of the' lsterrand -Witli it 'ofi` i the tongue Y',.the width ofthe 'hook-plate be:

v i skelton, dm'ai u truss i :f f; frame, constructed substantiallyas described. y that by this'arrang'einent of :inner arms of ythe. coupling-frame or dragbar,

`1e4,ee5 Y 5 yconstructed"andapplied thereto substantially as described." 1 3. The arrangement of the triple-speed driving-gearing ontheniain axle Band shafts J J5 J?,.placed at right' angles to said axle, and .in the described relation to themain frame.

1:14.' The loose 'sleeveb and adjustable bevel`v Wheel E on the mainexle, in combination `witlithc adjustabledouble,bevel-piions h h on shaft J, substantially as described.

5. The easing for in'closin'g the gearing, mede off Wii'egeuzeorperiorated sheet metal, con'- jstructed and applied substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

other pliable or yielding material, when sus- `peilded fronithe (f5-shaped spring-standards M, substantially gzi-sainifoi1 the purpose de'- scribed.

7. The compound lifting-lever, in combinabtion with sheaves R and T, or equivalent 'devices, substantially as described, for raising the' inner, outer,` oxgboth ends of the cutting l apparatus at the option 'of the attendant.

described.

8. The combination of the compound liftingiever S,sheavesR and T, and foot-latch or pawl w,. snbstantially as described.

9. The forked eonpling-plate crimine D,

l0. The taperwaslier, in combination with the track-clearer, for changing the .angle of said track-clearer to the path of themachiiie, as described.

11. The Vai'ljnstable standard X and hooky l plate Z, in combination with the tongueplate, .Thedrvers `seat,`made of wire-gauze, or

for giving-the desired vertical and lateral adjustment to the tongue, asdesoribed. 4

` JAMi'isBieoH. y vADDISON (mosey. THoMAsBiRoH.

- Witnesses:

, A. ORRIs,

J. C. WORST.- 

